Accommodation

There’s an excellent choice of accommodation at St. Clare’s. The specialist Student Services Officer selects the college residence or private home that is best for your needs.

 We offer students the opportunity to live with a local host in Oxford.

Link here for more details about Homestay

Living with a local host Living in college
  • Choose the homestay option if you are really serious about improving your English
  • Mix with native speakers, practising your language skills in everyday social situations.
  • Immerse yourself in the culture: learn about the city and the country from people who live there.
  • Interact with local people as you travel to and from school every day by bus, by bike or on foot.
  • Get a taste of home cooking and sit together in the evenings to chat about the events of the day.
  • Enjoy the benefits of a single room with your own individual space.
  • Meet your friends for lunch in the college dining room or for drinks and snacks during the day.
  • Choose one of the college residences if you want a little more independence.
  • Live with other students as part of the St. Clare’s international community.
  • Meet students from around the world: exchange views and learn to live together.
  • Our residential accommodation is in large houses within easy walking distance of the main College buildings.
  • Boys and girls are accommodated separately in one of our houses. Most rooms are twins with some single, triple and four-bedded rooms.
  • Meet together for meals in the dining room where you’ll find a wide choice of hot and cold meals each day. The menu is designed to be both healthy and nutritious with vegetarian options, plenty of fresh fruit and salad bar.
  • You can buy sandwiches, baguettes and other light meals and soft drinks from the Sugar House café throughout the day
  • Every house has a resident House Warden who looks after you with the support of the Summer Deans.
  • We provide all bed linen and towels during your stay and card-operated washing machines for personal laundry.
  • There is a personal safety deposit box for valuables in your room.